Unisex name · since 1998
Makyah
Makyah has 775 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,778 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 775
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
775 babies have been named Makyah since 1998, making it today's #15778 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makyah has been recorded 775 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #15778 nationally and more common than 9% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #8,939 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,778 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 775 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makyah ranks #8,939 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,778 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 775 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,778 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 775
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makyah's 775 recorded births place it above 87.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Makyah compares
775 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Makyah's all-time total is 106% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 775 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Makyah's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 54, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Makyah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Makyah popularity over time - boys
43 total births recorded since 1999 (Makyah as boys' name)
Makyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (418 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Makyah's strongest decade.
418 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Makyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
418 births
- 2010s
2010s
271 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 418 births (54% of all-time use).
How Makyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Makyah's total volume
Makyah by state
Where Makyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
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What to do with Makyah's data
- Makyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (418 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Makyahs (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Makyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Makyah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.